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  • Armed forces on standby

    Military personnel have completed training to prepare for a possible role during the planned Fire Brigades Union strike this weekend.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Defence Secretary leads First World War commemorations in India

    Michael Fallon has led the commemorations in New Delhi, remembering the sacrifice of the Indian people during the First World War.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Armed Forces Hindu network launched at Diwali celebration

    A celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, provided the ideal opportunity to launch the Armed Forces Hindu Network.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First World War centenary commemoration

    The event was co-hosted by the United Service Institution of India (USI) and the British High Commission (BHC).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Recognising the service and sacrifice of the armed forces

    In 13 years of operations in Afghanistan more than 150,000 UK military personnel have deployed as part of the NATO mission in Afghanistan.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • RFA Argus arrives in Sierra Leone

    The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) aviation support ship Argus has begun offloading vital equipment and stores to aid the fight against Ebola.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Royal Marines hosted on 350th anniversary

    Event celebrates special relationship between Royal Marines and the Falkland Islands

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Forces medics bid farewell to Bastion

    Troops in Afghanistan have been supported by a team of expert medics dedicated to providing the best care for their wounded colleagues.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Remembrance Sunday in Czech Republic

    Remembrance Sunday will fall on Sunday 9 November in 2014 and the ceremony will commence in the Olšany Commonwealth War Cemetery at 10.40a.m.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK warship seizes £10 million cocaine haul

    A Royal Navy warship has seized cocaine with a wholesale value of £10 million from a yacht in the Caribbean.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £1.5 billion UK military air traffic management deal

    A MOD contract to update and sustain military air traffic management – expected to save the taxpayer up to £1 billion – has been agreed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • World War 1 centenary commemoration

    The UK plans to mark the centenary of the First World War (WW1) both in the UK and abroad.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Remembrance Sunday 2014 in Japan: Wear a poppy with pride

    Embassy to participate in memorial service; see our list of where poppies are available in Japan

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First trees planted within Scotland’s WW1 Centenary Wood

    Woodland Trust supporter starts tree planting in memory of grandfather and great uncle at Scotland’s WW1 Centenary Wood.

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  • Tesco pledges support for UK Armed Forces

    Tesco becomes the first supermarket to sign up to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • First batch of F-35B operational aircraft to be ordered

    The Ministry of Defence has agreed to order 4 Lightning II combat aircraft.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Prime Minister statement on European Council

    David Cameron made an oral statement in the House of Commons today on the European Council, Afghanistan, Ebola, Ukraine and the EU budget.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bye-bye Bastion

    Building and packing up the largest operational UK military base to be built since the Second World War.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary: The Case for Change in Bosnia

    The Foreign Secretary writes to the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina to make the case for change.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rapid reaction reservists go into action

    Airborne reservists have been training for their rapid reaction role within 16 Air Assault Brigade.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government